Anoek Photojournalist

NEWS AUSTRALIA & REPORTAGE

Aboriginal and Australian people participate in a rally which starts in front of the Old Parliament House and ends at the New Parliament House.
   
Aboriginal elders hug hear the apology of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in front of more than 100 members of the "stolen generation" at Parliament House.
   
Aboriginal elder Graham Kulyuru from Central Australia camps near the Old Parliament House in Canberra. People are gathering to hear the apology of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in front of more than 100 members of the "stolen generation" at Parliament House on February 13. The Stolen Generations Alliance estimates as many as 55,000 Aboriginal children, mostly mixed of descent, were taken from their homes to be raised in institutions, foster care homes or adopted out until 1970.
     
  
Aboriginal child Georgie Robertson (R) plays at Hopy's town camp at Alice Springs
   
Australia 2007 This photo essay reveals my impression of Aboriginal people at the Town Camps in Alice Springs. After 40 years of landmark vote, Aborigines were recognised as full Australian citizens for the first time. Remarkable how Indigenous communities are still marked as blank or parkland on the Australian maps. Aboriginal elder Dick Brown of Hopy's Town Camp quoted; "We thought that it would change for the better" Brown is partially paralysed down one side after a stroke but prefers staying in the camp not under hospital care so he can be with his extended family. The communities declined Minister Brough's proposed Memorandum of Understanding in May 2007. The offer of however of $60 Million dollars was to upgrade their communities in exchange for surrender of their housing to the Northern Territory Government. William Tilmouth, Executive Director of Tangentyere Council mentioned; "We should't have to sign over our land to get basic services that other suburbs get." Rosemary Miller, a resident of Morris Soak camp says; "Tell them to leave our land alone, We've already enough taken away from us!" Aboriginal child Georgie Robertson (R) spends time with family at Hopy's town camp in Alice Springs on 19 May 2007
   
Aboriginal child plays at Hopy's Town Camp in Alice Springs on May 20, 2007
     
  
Aboriginal elders George Robertson (L), Toby Gara (C) and Brenda Maxwell (R) are playing cards near their house in Hopy's town camp at Alice Springs
   
Retired submariner and Vietnam veteran Chief Petty Officer David Williams (L) is seen with an unidentified person after leading the ANZAC day march for indigenous veterans in Sydney.
   
The Dalai Lama waves while leaving Sydney's city park after his free public talk
     
  
   
Pro-Tibetan demonstrators protest outside the Chinese consulate in Sydney.
   
A Tibetan woman mourns during a protest at the Chinese Consulate in Sydney.
     
  
A Tibetan woman is taken away after she collapsed during a protest at the Chinese Consulate in Sydney.
   
A Pro-Tibetan activist prays during a candlelight vigil for Tibet in Sydney
   
     
  
Australian Bishop Christopher Sanders talks to performer Ryka after the rehearsal for World Youth Day.
   
Pilgrims hold candles during the evening vigil for World Youth Day prayer ceremony with Pope Benedict XVI in Sydney.
   
     
  
   
Workers from Surabaya and south Sulawesi, the so-called 'boogie men' are off-loading tropical wood from Borneo at Jakarta's Harbour
  
A combination of sweat and cement dust covers the workers face and body who works 10 hours a day onloading cement on board of a ship heading to Borneo
     
  
Workers from Surabaya and south Sulawesi, the so-called 'boogie men' are washing themselves after uploading cement to ship to Borneo at Jakarta's Harbour
   
Workers of the boat at Sunda Kelapa sleep in the cabin before heading for Pontiniama Harbour in Central Borneo
   
Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis (2nd R) and his wife Natasa (2nd L) listen to a service by Archbishop Stylianos (R) at the Greek Orthodox Archiodiocese Church in Sydney.
     
  
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd listens at a conference about homelessness in Australia.
   
Australian Prime Minister John Howard talks to the media during a press conference at his Sydney office.
   
Xiao Yaqing, president of Chinese state-owned aluminium giant speaks at a press conference in Sydney.
     
  
A demonstrator is arrested at a protest against US Vice-President Dick Cheney's visit to Australia in Sydney.
   
Australian World Boxing Association super middleweight World Champion Anthony Mundine (R) hugs his son in the dressing room before the fight against Argentina's Pablo Zamora Nievas in their world title bout in the Gold Coast City near Brisbane.
   
Australian World Boxing Association super middleweight World Champion Anthony Mundine (2nd-R) answers a phone call in the dressing room during his preparations for his fight against Argentina's Pablo Zamora Nievas in their world title bout in the Gold Coast City near Brisbane..
     
  
Australian World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight World Champion Anthony Mundine (L) warms up in the dressing room before fighting Argentina's 15th ranked Pablo Zamora Nievas in their world title bout in the Gold Coast City near Brisbane.
   
Australian World Boxing Association super middleweight World Champion Anthony Mundine (R) is seen concentrating for his bout in the dressing room before fighting Argentina's 15th ranked Pablo Zamora Nievas in their world title bout in the Gold Coast City near Brisbane.
   
Argentina's 15th ranked Pablo Zamora Nievas (L) receives a punch from Australian WBA super middleweight World Champion Anthony Mundine (R) in their world title bout in Gold Coast City near Brisbane.
     
  
Australia's Aboriginal boxing champion Anthony "The Man" Mundine is drinks water after his second round with his fights against Sam "King" Soliman for the WBA super-middleweight world title in Sydney.